Poor Mozart! So sweet & compassionate being w/ so many of her loved ones in their last moments alive...& now she's completely alone again. RIP Kink. hopefully De La soul/whoopi is ok somewhere. this was yet another sad episode...and next week, it'll be even worse. this is a really difficult season to watch but that's unfortunately the reality of trying to survive in a drought in the in the middle of the Kalahari this year.

R.I.P. Kinkajou I will truly miss you...

Oh Mozart, Oh Kinkajou......I don't like to see them suffer even though Kinkajou killed Mozart's pups

Why didn't the Commandos take in 3 very fertile females, it doesn't make sense...

It killed me to see them so thin...why do they have to suffer like this when any group could take them in and get the benefits of a different gene pool.

Yes, I agree about the TB, I think that's what might have taken them out but I did read on the KP that several of the males just left.

I feel like every episode of MM has turned into 30 minutes of crying...oh wait , I'm still crying so a night of crying.

Hello all,

Again it is the big coward that checks with everyones point of view before I watch. I don't know if I can watch this one. I can't stand to see them hurting or starving to death. I hope Mozart makes it. Will there ever be a episode with a little fun and humor again.

I wish they wouldn't change names on us like that. Whoopi for goodness sake. They should use our names. We are their family too after all. lol

did u c the episode? poor mozart was the only one left!!! y?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? life is SOOOOO unforgiving!!!


but, iv'e got the inside scoop. i know who the roaving male thats gonna hang with her is. do u want 2 know? if so, read my next post. till then, have fun!

first big sigh, then ozzie, then carlos, then, then len and then squiggy, then flower, then whoopy, now kinkajou? whos next? im getting so annoyed seeing them die!


as apposed 2 my last letter, i will now tell u who the male thats gonna pay her a visit is....... ZAPHOD!!!!! THERE U HAVE IT! REMEMBER TO VISIT THIS SITE REGULARLY AND WATCH MEERKAT MANOR EVERY FRIDAY @ 7:00 PM-7:30 PM THEN 7:30 PM-8:00 PM.

THANX! KEEP BEING COOL!

I don't know how much more of this sadness I can take. I used to be able to watch MM and laugh & smile. Now all I do is cry. First Flower, then seeing so proud Zaphod reduced to babysiting before having to leave his family. And now poor Kinks & Whoopi. My heart just breaks for poor Mozart who it seems can just never catch a break. But what I can I do ecxcept buy some more Kleenex.

Oh such a sad episode. :,( Poor Mozart, Kinkajou, and Whoopie/De La Soul. They all were so thin. Why couldn't the Whiskers let Mozart back? RIP Kinkajou

So sad to see the demise of the struggling and sufferring Starsky. May all their little meerkat souls rest in peace.
Mozart is my favorite and it is heartbreaking to see her all alone. If only those Whiskers knew what a valuable asset she would have been before they chased her off. She is such a maternal meerkat and would have helped to take such good care of the new whisker pups.

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Originally posted by lhgolden1971:
I don't know how much more of this sadness I can take. I used to be able to watch MM and laugh & smile. Now all I do is cry. But what I can I do ecxcept buy some more Kleenex.

thanks for saying what I have been feeling, lhgolden1971 and meerkatstar2, I am in despair right now

Does "Kleenex" invest in Meerkat Manor?

Another episode hard to watch for poor Kinkajou (RIP, sweetie), lost Whoopi/De la Soul and our precious Mozart. <sigh> Still, I'm glad I watched to see them again and root for them against all odds. (Yes, I do talk to my TV sometimes during the exciting/sad parts )

Dear Mozart, terribly thin and alone *again*, is a brave little trouper with a GREAT spirit. I love her dearly.

BTW, naming De la Soul "Whoopi" was probably inspired because she's a fan of MM. I read this on the Fellow Earthlings Wildlife Center (a meerkat refuge) site:

http://www.meerkats.com/newsletter_summer2006.html

"... Thanks to the Animal Planet series, Elizabeth Taylor and Whoopi Goldberg each adopted a meerkat. We received a touching personal note from Ms. Goldberg stating how happy she was that 'her family was able to help care for a meerkat family.'..."

The site's "About Us" page says "Fellow Earthlings' Wildlife Center is proud to be partnered with Animal Planet on their hit series Meerkat Manor." So there is a connection. My guess: these celebrity adoptions (and perhaps other offers of support) probably prompted MM producers to choose names Liz and Whoopi.

If I was Whoopi, though, I would feel cheated! They have plenty of thriving young Whiskers pups or juveniles to choose from. That seems much less risky than choosing an endangered adult in a dwindling Starsky mob.

Oh well... It's great that the meerkats are getting celebrity attention. Keep the help and visibility coming, please!!!

Rest in peace little Kinkajou.

Hard to see the screen with so many tears. Mozart alone, scared and starving. I don't think my heart can take any more. K

[QUOTE]Originally posted by sophidaisy:

as apposed 2 my last letter, i will now tell u who the male thats gonna pay her a visit is....... ZAPHOD!!!!! THERE U HAVE IT!

I hate to disappoint you, but it is NOT Zaphod. If it were Zaphod why would they say she catches the eye of a young male?

I know who it is, but since this isn't the spoiler board I'll keep it to myself.

well tonight's episode is playing again and I can't believe I am subjecting myself to this misery....oh girls, how I wish you were triumphant.. Every group that ran you off has your lives on their "paws"

another very sad episode. I'm starting to feel like a glutton for punishment.

poor little Kinkajou..she looked all out..shivering from starvation and stress.
RIP little Kinkajou.

and poor poor little Mozart...she's lived such a sad life..
she's my favorite..

I don't think they have from TB..they are in a poor foraging spot, and not enough of them to cope..they were starving and stressed.
tho the narrator did say the Starskys were "ravaged by illness"..and the 3 were all that was left.

poor little "Whoopie"...

question:..Kinkajou did kill Mozart's pups to become the DF..and I thought she was pregnant, right?
where are her pups?

I was really upset to see Mozart chased away by the Whiskers..
too bad she wasn't able to sneak in amongst them...or at least stay on the fringes for a few days and get the benefit of better foraging so she wasn't starving..then sneak in..
being back with the Whiskers would make all the difference.

I hope that she does meet up with Zaphod..for a little company and protection..but I thought maybe it would be that Wilson that keeps popping up.
I did read the spoilers once..
won't be doing that much..
too depressing and sad.
sure do wish for happier episodes.

still missing Flower.

To MM how can you just watch this little meerkats die in front of you. I understand the you want to have nature take it place. However did you ever thought that maybe God send you all there to save these these poor little animals? PLEASE DO SOMETHING. Don't just sit there and watch them die from starvation.

I am sickened at the Whiskers at "Buffet" while the Starsky starve.

on the channel info they call her del soul and on the show they called her whoopi.

ziggy777- I read on another thread that Kinkajou's pups did not survive. Mozart and Kinks are all that's left.

Yo

Sad indeed but true.

Sigh, on the need to rename Dela Soul. Rather distasteful that in her one spot lighted appearance she was given a stage name.
RIP DeLa Soul, daughter of Tosca, granddaughter of Flower.

Lesson for the night "A lone female fending for herself is completely vulnerable..."

This episode proved to me that Mozart did have what it takes to lead. She was the leader of Starsky now even if she didn't wear the collar. Kinkaju was too weak to lead, but true to form Mozart did not display any dominance. She did what had to be done. She looked out for the two younger females dispite the hardship of the barren territory and their former spats, she was there for them.

Unfortunately Dela's inexperience probably cost her her life. The Commandos are a large and unforgiving mob. She would not know how to make it on her own.

Kinkaju was already weak and starving and that last run for her life probably cost her what was left of it.

And tragic Mozart is alone again. Fate is not always kind.

RIP Kinkaju and De La Soul

Pronker

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Why didn't the Commandos take in 3 very fertile females, it doesn't make sense...

Groups almost never allow non-natal females to join. There's already a lot of competition between females for social status and breeding rights; letting more competition in doesn't help them. If anything, the move should have been Commando males to Starsky, not Starsky to Commandos.


Why did they change the Starsky kat's name from what it says in the episode guide? All of these random name changes (also House of Zappa to Sibling Rivalary and Queen of the Kalahari to Queen of the Meerkats) are for the worse and I don't know what they were thinking!

Kinkajou had her pups.

Quoth KMP on the Starsky, "....all litters were lost in their first days..."



Rocket Dog wouldn't let Mozart in. She knows that she would be disposed by an older female.

The Whiskers wouldn't. Now she smells like Starsky. An enemy.



My heart is held heavy. I understand the next episode is "The Graduate"...

ziggy777

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I was really upset to see Mozart chased away by the Whiskers..
too bad she wasn't able to sneak in amongst them...or at least stay on the fringes for a few days and get the benefit of better foraging so she wasn't starving..then sneak in..
being back with the Whiskers would make all the difference.

That's almost exactly what I was thinking--just show herself every so often. I forgot it would be better foraging, too. And I wanted her to start calling, too. Maybe her children or Mitch would have heard her . . .

well it is also sad for Kinkajoui. My new possible theory is that Mozart is even more of a heroine than anyone knew. On some level, maybe she knew, in some instinctual way, that it would not be good to go home, and that's why she didn't try harder.
she would have gin Oh there's Kinkajou. Type & cry,

Thanks for being here,

sorry i was trying to say if she had TB, she may have known, on some level. i know im reaching here, but you never know. she is so beautiful The Whiskers just chased her away. She might have figured a way to be clever if she wasn't so weak.

Sorry, not much of a sage tonight. hugs.

Oh, Mozart....I don't know what to say, I know what happens, I have wished you happiness since your first interludes with Carlos.

"thanks for being here"

yes, i am feeling that way too.

Hi, guys -

It is midnight in the east and I just saw the reshowing of the episode.

Very, very somber tone and every scene, my thoughts were focused on the three girls, their welfare, their struggle.

Kinkajou - everything nasty I ever said about you I take back. I wanted to reach through the TV screen and put her in bad beside me to warm her up. I wanted to feed her and pet her. It was an unceremonious death for a mob leader.

Mozart, I love you more than ever. Hold your weary head high, you are a great lady.

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He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a Flower.
- Mary Howitt (1799 - 1888)

I have a few quotes to put down but they are all from Sylvia Plath and Shakespeare and that's too **** depressing

I'm having a hard time adjusting from the downfall of the Starskys to AP's most poisonous animals

sorry "Fooled by Nature"

I cried for Flower, but not one tear do I shed for that pup-eating Kinkajou. Everytime I look at that vile little creature I see the severed paw of one of Mozart's pup after Kinkajou feasted on them so she could be DF. There almost seems to be some kind of karmic justice that Kinkajou's pups obviously didn't survive and she died of starvation after cannibalizing Mozart's pups. Flower did a lot of ruthless things, but I don't think she would ever done what Kinkajou did. She could have tossed Sophie out with Mozart but she let her remain in the family.

The one I feel for is poor little Mozart. She has the sweetest little face. It seems almost because she's so sweet that she's suffered so much. Unlike the Punks and Kinkajous of the Meerkat world.

I have to say I started to really dislike the Whiskers, tonight. First for Zaphod. They left him no place in the family and then they chased off Mozart. Even if they had recognized her, there's no telling if RD would have let her in. RD is not her mother and now she's the big boss, I could see her not wanting to let Mozart come home, especially with the trouble she's having with Maybelline. BTW where the heck is Daisy? Apparently, those seven pups are both Daisy and Maybelline's but you never hear anything about Daisy. Then watching the Whiskers mob glutting themselves, while poor little Mozart was starving was just sickening to watch.

I guess I find it interesting that the big pup-eating bully Kinkajou succumbed and Mozart survived, even though they were both being subjected to the same trials. Proving Mozart is the stronger of the two and definitely the more compassionate. I wish there could be a happy ending for Mozart. There's no meerkat who deserves it more than she does.

This episode brought home Mozart's resilience in the way that actions speak louder than words. She is truly magnificent.

Ya know... I'm seriously considering NOT watching if they come out with a season 4.
This season is really starting to suck. First poor Carlos. Then Len & Squiggy. Then FLOWER. Now Kink? I'll sleep on it.. bit I think I'm done with this show. What happend to the first 2 seasons? Yeah there was sad stuff... but give me a break. Yeah yeah I know "The real life & death events..." BLA BLA BLA This show is so negative now.. seems like every other week someone is dying off.... before they would just disapear like Shakespear... Grrrrrr I think I've had enough "real life & death".

soapparody -

I wish none of them harm - even those who have done harm to other meerkats.

None of us are faultless in our lives and I dare say my life on a docudrama would surely have people rooting for my demise.

now I know why they started this season calling Mozart "resilant".

Oh Mozart I wish I could swoop down and rescue you.

I know it's not suppose to happen, but I just could not watch an animal dying of hunger and not do something. Nature weeds out the week, but these three sisters were starving, it just broke my heart.

I could have done without having to see Carlos' (JD's) dead body again - I thought in one scene there was a sore on Kink's side - but I am not positive - the shaking and crossed arms reminded me a bit of Youssarian - It was sad to see them so skinny - I think we are looking at about 8-9 months that Mozart has been away from the Whiskers - I guess it makes sense they would not have recognized her - I always knew Mozart was a strong girl - I can't believe how much heartache in one life -

Boy, I can tell it's late. I see my misspelling. LOL. I meant nature weeds out the weak, not week...duh...

Goodbye Whiskers !!!!!


After tonights show i can no longer watch MEERKAT MANOR any longer . My heart breaks for these little animals. All the deaths are to much I pray the show gets cancelled so the rest of the world does not have to watch another death of a beloved Merrkat. I am wondering do the people filming bury the MEERKATS ? Or is that too much to ask ?

funny, melbacake. Gosh i hope no one is hoping for your demise.

I agree. Mozart, as you say, quietly leads in hard times. '' Mozart stays with you when you are dieing. I don't really understand why Mozart couldn't go home, but I'm trying to look at it like a biologist would. Any group would be so much calmer with you in it.

Thanks for facts--a refuge in a storm-->pronker, maskedmeerkat, & zerocharismo. And thanks everyone else for all your beautiful thoughts. I'm glad we get to see her one more time. I'm saving for the DVDs.

Condolences to AP & KMP. Thanks, all.

I love Mozart. She is so forgiving. After what Kinkachew did to her babies. When the Whiskas chased her away, I felt so bad for her. Looks like things will look up for her. I was surprised Mitch didn't come to her rescue.

Sophidaisy,
It is extremely rude of you to post spoilers on this page.

I too am saddened by the prevelant continuous deaths that are on Meerkat Manor lately. However, everyone must remember that we are dealing with life in the Kalihari desert in Africa. It is not Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. I still love the show for the realizim of it but, at teh same time it shows the nature of these lovable little animals. They can be caring and loving, but also cruel to each other as nature dictates. I will continue to watch the show.
I think it is one of the best shows on TV.
It is simple, but realistic.
Animal Planet, please keep up the good work. :)fjking0076@aol.com

fjking0076 -

I think we all know this is NOT Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, that it is the Kalahari.

We are just sad.

I think I'm with you Pennywise... I just read the season spoiler... I'm sad Kink died.. and now I hear Motzart too. Thats it I'm done with this show. I loved the first 2 seasons... got totally addicted now this season is all about death. Yeah I know its the real life & death bla bla bla... but give me a break. it seems like every other show is someone dying. Farewell MM.. see you all again someday at the rainbow bridge.

I have to agree about Kinks karmic end. Had she allowed Mozart's pups to live, the Starsky mob would have been larger. Kinkajou basically killed the Starsky Mob when she killed Mozart's pups. Her own pups didn't survive. And with the death of Carlos, that left the Starsky with no pups at all and too small to really compete. I think I read 7 is the magic number. Less than that and the odds are against you. With only three females.....

It was really sad to see Mozart all skin and bones, but true to her heritage, she comforted Kinkajou to the very end.

It is so sad the Whiskers wouldn't take her back. I guess she's been gone way too long.

Poor thing. She never could get a break. But some of her pups have survived in the Whiskers so she does live on.

As we can see between the fat and bored meerkats in our zoos and the sleek and manic wild meerkats of the Kalahari, life in the desert is challenging. And sometimes....lethal.

I got mixed up and thought i was on the spoiler "Mozart" thread. Well, pretty much everything I know already happened--phew! That's where i first heard of Mozart's death, on a regular thread. Mistakes happen.

I have to agree that I prefer to see as much as I can. That can be a way to honor Mozart or Flower or all the meerkats, although i'm sure some would see it as ghoulishness. If I don't see it and read it,then i can imagine all kinds of things happening to Mozart or another meerkat.

Nice to be conversing tonight. I gave up on work just now, but i still have to put it away. One neat thing is that we all identified traits that we would like to strengthen in ourselves. We can just imagine that meerkat when in need. aaaa--i'm going to not talk quite so much.

I do realize it is harsh. But we get drawn in to those expressive brown eyes, and something just touches us, or grabs us, more like it.

Mozart was just too great to go. btw, i thin

Forgot to say i'm very sorry if i spoiled anything for anyone.

I am sick and tired of all this death! This is so senseless. Poor little Kinkajou! All she needed was a little food! Poor little Mozart too. My heart ached for her when the Whiskers chased her away! Did they forget about her? I am just amazed how much these little meerkats have touched my heart and how incredibly sad I become whenever another one is lost!

sabakat, you said you read that several Starsky males just left. What would make any rover just leave Mozart? No pups? or pups not thriving? so there's no clan or something?